2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	14–12 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Crean (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Steve McClain; Chad Dollar; John Linehan;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Alabama†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Arkansas	13	–	4	.765	25	–	7	.781
LSU	11	–	6	.647	19	–	10	.655
Tennessee	10	–	7	.588	18	–	9	.667
Florida	9	–	7	.563	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	16	–	10	.615
Kentucky	8	–	9	.471	9	–	16	.360
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	12	.538
Auburn^*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	6	–	15	.286
Texas A&M	2	–	8	.200	8	–	10	.444
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	9	–	16	.360

† 2021 SEC tournament winner ^* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Tom Crean, and plays their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Donnell Gresham Jr.	0	G	6'3"	195	Graduate Student	St. Paul, MN	Graduated
Jordan Harris	2	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Iron City, GA	Graduated
Tyree Crump	4	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Bainbridge, GA	Graduated
Anthony Edwards	5	G	6'5"	225	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 1st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Rayshaun Hammonds	20	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Norcross, GA	Declared for the 2020 NBA draft
Rodney Howard	24	C	6'11"	245	Freshman	Ypsilanti, MI	Transferred to Georgia Tech
Amanze Ngumezi	25	F	6'9"	245	Sophomore	Savannah, GA	Transferred to Jacksonville State
Mike Peake	30	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Austin Peay
Stan Turnier	32	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Louisville, KY	Walk-on; left the team

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	K. D. Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Sahvir Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Houston Christian HS	Houston, Texas
F	3	Christian Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Hopkins, South Carolina
F	4	Andrew Garcia	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Stony Brook	Bergenfield, New Jersey
G	5	Justin Kier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	George Mason	Grottoes, Virginia
F	10	Toumani Camara	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Chaminade-Madonna Prep School	Brussels, Belgium
G	11	Jaxon Etter (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Etowah HS	Woodstock, Georgia
F	12	Josh Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Norcross HS	Atlanta, Georgia
F	13	Jonathan Ned	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida College	Brentwood, California
G	14	Tye Fagan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Upson-Lee HS	Thomaston, Georgia
G	23	Mikal Starks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida College	Miami, Florida
F	24	P. J. Horne	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Virginia Tech	Tifton, Georgia
F	25	Tyron McMillan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Kilgore College	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Tom Crean (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., SECN		Florida A&M	W 85–75	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		North Georgia	W 84–62	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 4, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN		Jacksonville	W 98–65	3–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN		Montana	W 63–50	4–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 12, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Samford	W 79–75	5–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 19, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN		Cincinnati	W 83–68	6–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Northeastern	W 76–58	7–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 73–83	7–1 (0–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 92–94 ^OT	7–2 (0–2)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,635) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2021 3:30 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 69–99	7–3 (0–3)	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn	L 77–95	7–4 (0–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Ole Miss	W 78–74	8–4 (1–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (870) Oxford, MS
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	W 63–62	9–4 (2–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Florida	L 84–92	9–5 (2–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at South Carolina	L 59–83	9–6 (2–6)	Colonial Life Arena (3,156) Columbia, SC
January 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	W 71–61	10–6 (3–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	W 91–86	11–6 (4–6)	Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL
February 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	W 73–70	12–6 (5–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M	Postponed		Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 10, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 16 Tennessee	L 81–89	12–7 (5–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2021 3:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 11 Alabama	L 82–115	12–8 (5–8)	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		No. 20 Missouri	W 80–70	13–8 (6–8)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 20, 2021 3:30 p.m., SECN		at Florida	L 63–70	13–9 (6–9)	O'Connell Center (2,345) Gainesville, FL
February 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN		LSU	W 91–78	14–9 (7–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	L 70–91	14–10 (7–10)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBS		No. 8 Alabama	L 79–89	14–11 (7–11)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Missouri Second round	L 70–73	14–12	Bridgestone Arena (1,809) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

v t e Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Athens YMCA (1905–1911) Memorial Hall (1911–1918) Moss Auditorium (1919–1925) Woodruff Hall (1923–1964) Stegeman Coliseum (1964–present)
Culture & lore	Hairy Dawg Uga
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics